Vending machine



Aug. 30, 1927. 1,640,851

D. QXARART VENDING MACHI NE Filed nea.l 2s. 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1 Aug.30,1927. Y 1,640,851

D, OXARART VENDING MACHINE Filed Deo. 23. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedAug 30, A L11 Application December 23, 1925; serialil 4N9.'7'i,"215.="f- :i :e

' My'invention isiavendin machine of the coin operated type, designeparticularl .to vend loose'articles'suchas nuts, loose can les, etc'fl fAn objectiof my invention is a vending machine having a coin vcontrol inwhich'the vendingdevice is mounted on a shaft and the `movement of theshaft is controlled by a coin receiving device, the coin operating alatch to allowrotationof the shaft and dischargeor vending of the`article.

A further object of my invention 1s a vending ymachine a provided f witha hopper over which a container having -the articles to be vendedmavbe/inserted, preferably by invertingA and the articles dischargedthrough fing imachine. .illustrating the a chute-at thel si'de-4 of? thevending machine, the:A articles being fed from the hopper to the chuteby a rotarIy shaft.

f- Inl myinvention` utilizea cabinet in the "Y formroflla small .size-bozty which may be 4placed on .atable-or stand, this box havingalongitudinal shaft, one portiony of which hasa transfer devicefor;receivingand carryinglthe-articles ,to ;bervended` this devicebeing'situated at the base 'of a hopper forming a 4closure therefolwanddischarging into a chute; the rotation of the shaft being Controlled byalatch engaging in a coin receiving disc, the disc having a socketadaptedl to receiveanduholda coin, `whereby thel coin acts as a cam anddisplaces the latch. The articles yto be vended are preferably enclosed'inva:glass;jar which may be inverted over the hopper, allowing thefeeding ofthe articlesto thehopper -asthey are vended. .-;My inventionvwillbe more readily understood from4 the following description anddrawings,in which;`

Figure l? is-a perspective Lview of my vendexternal construction. v i

' Fig. 2 isanlelevation showing the interior v mechanismnvith the sideplate removed.. 1x-Fig. 3is alvertical longitudinallsection throughtheactuating shaft,'the` coin controlled mechanism and the vendingportion ofithelmachine. f i

Fig. 4 is a. transverse sect-ion on the line of Fic, 4,y in thedirection of the arrows, throught e'c'oinl controlled imechanism.

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 in thedirection of the arrows.

My vending machine considered generally comprises a box-like cabinet lhaving "Mfr-waff..

a removablevlsideA `wall cup 3 attached theretoginlwhich the articles tobe vended are .depositedwAcontainenfft preferably made of: glass isinverted', having therneclclof theV container extending-into an'.opening 5; in the top 1 of Vthe cabinet? A coin slot G leadsto acoin:controlled'mecl1A anismi and: a handle 7 operates'a shaft forvending the articles aftr'deposit of a; coin in` the coinslot, aswill-be hereafterdescribed 'fi "f 7 yf; 1%.

The vending mechanism is?` constructed substantiallyTIK as` follows,'having reference particularly-'to Figsmlg' and 5r ihrr Hr:

The neck 8'of the 'container4 isl irtsert'e'd part way* in theyhopperlf) formedl by th'eeon verging.l side' lwallsf 10 an'ri'thewparallel lend wallsffll.. These end walls 4haveffia isemiicircular'out 4outse'ctionY l2ia'dapted Ato :itf tHe transfenbloclr 13'mountednonl thel'rothtable shaft 14. i The [transferg blockr has'fanf'lelon; gated'groove; A15,` the-cubic `capacity o such groove beingthat of the material to befvend ed I.correspionding to the value :oft'av coin utilized to' actuatextheivending maehi'rem iA chute y 16 f l'isi f positionedf.: beldwrnthe? transfer block and? hasa dischargefend4'throughf-a'n aperture 17 in' to the cup 2 with :1f-receiving,-

the removable sidef2 leading The shaft/.14 is supported inr'jouinalsfmechanismin its normal'stationaryposition ashereafterdescribed.`

A rubber bumper 23is attached to the base of the cabinet anda:rubber-bumper 24 is attached "to one of the end `Wallsf 11-of the'hopper, these being designed' to form stop for'tlie counter-weight arm.

The'coinlcontrolled mechanism is substantially as described, havingreferenceparticularly to Figs. 2, 3V and 4. The coin slot 6 isofi'ftlielconventional"type-fand proportioned to the size of coinsintended to be used in the vending machine. A coin receiving disc 25 isrigidly attached to the shaft 14 and is shaped in profile somewhat as acam, having a portion 26 having a coin pocket -,2,7 oVf-greaterE radius4than theportion 28,1 thereby forming a radial surface 29 between theseportions of the coin disc. This surface forms an abutmentfforeatchingiong, the latch 30 which is hinged by'aspringA hinge 31, to theframe 32. The springhinge uppermostJ position by means of thecounterweight 22, this position beingshown in Fig. 4. However. shouldthe shaft and coin disc 25 be partially rotated by the'handle 7, it canonly be rocked part tray forward orin an anti-clockwise direction asindicated by Fig-4, until the abutment 29 engages the hook'34 of thelatch 30. rThe counter-weight arm 21 engaging the bumper 23 preventsrotation .in` the other direction.' A.' lperson therefore Afinding the'device inoperative would allow it-to'come to itsinormall position forreceivingthe coin, in the coin pocket. Aswthe purchaser rocks 'thehandle 7.' in a clockwise direction as indicated inFg.- 1,

. the coinldisc :is rotated in-ananti-clockwise weight arm strikes thebumper 24. In Athis action the coin passes through the notch 33 in thelatch and is deposited in the coin box 35..

Thevending action is as follows: 'lVhen the shaft 14 is rotated asabove'dcscribed.-it will -be understood that the hopper `9 is maintainedfullvof the articles -to be vended, such articles being peanuts, `loosecandy or other articles to be soldin bulk as distinguished from packagesale. Therea i 'fore-the, groove 15 is lled with the articles .to bevended and as the block 13 is rotated with the shaft, this pocket goesdownwardly in anl anti-clockwise direction as indicated in Fig. 5, belowthe lower edge of the hopper and drops the articles into the chute 16,from whence they pass through the aperture-17` to the pocket` 3-,ontheremovable sideof Vtli'- mlii11"e"t. 'llhepurehaseii may then take thearticles from the cup. On releas- ,ing` the handleTnthe Ycounter-weight22 will vendingblock to their normal positions as indicated 1n Figs. 3,4 and 5.

Itl willzhenoted that the groove l5 with the material to be vended andits relation to the hopper 9 are such that the latch 30 must ridefo'l'thel portion 26 of the discand'pass the abutment so as to engagetherewithon return motion before the groove can be filled withthcarticles'from the hopper.

. It vwill thus be seen that I have invented a vending machine which4 iscoin controlled, 0fa verysimple character requiring comparativelyfewcparts and .that'the 4device may 'he made to occupy comparativelysmall f space compared with. the to be vended. f A

My vending machine and coin controlled mechanism may be changed ingeneral details and in specific features without depart# ing from thelspirit thereof as set forth in 4the description, drawings and claims.i

`Hav-ing? described my invention,- what I claim is: c

bulk of the goods w' g1..'fIn-favendingmachine, a rock shaft, a

discimonnted thereonhavinga coin pocket, a radial abutment lon I.saidldisc, a spring pressed "latch havinga hook end,the hook endbeingpositioned vto engage ythe said abutbeinga 'notch in the hook end,thelatch being engagedby a coin in the coin pocket on'partialrotation'of thei disc, such coin pressing the latch and disengaging thehook end from the abutment, the coin '.falling.

through the notch allowing'rotation of the disc. i 'f 2. In avendingmachine a boit like structure having a. coin chute with a'laterallUt groove' at'the lower end on one side, a rock shaft having a disc,the disc being below the chute and having acoin pocket therein, a radialabutment on the disc, Ya latch having a hook end with a notch'in suchend, a

springfnormally pressing the latch to engage the hook-end with theabut1nent,the latch being engaged by a coin in the coin/pocketon-:partial rotation of thedisc, such coin pressingthe latch anddisengaging the hook end from the abutment,I the coin falling .throughthe notch allowing rotation of the disc.` .M l

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

DOMINGO oXaRAlrr.`

